The Alaskan Riviera

Episode: 6.3

Title: Shofar, So Good

Written by: Jeff Melvoin

Directed by: James Hayman

Aired: October 3, 1994

Log line: The ghost of Yom Kippur allows Joel to examine his present, past and even future behaviour - and the effects are haunting.

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Episode: 6.2

Title: Eye of the Beholder

Written by: Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess

Directed by: Jim Charleston

Aired: September 26, 1994

Log line: Ed takes a part-time job as a private investigator but is troubled by his first surveillance; an auction for the expansion of the Cicely library brings unexpected consequences for both buyers and donors.

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Episode: 6.1

Title: Dinner at Seven Thirty

Written by: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

Directed by: Michael Fresco

Aired: May 23,1994

Log line: Joel encounters an alternate reality in Manhattan after accidentally drinking one of Ed's healing creations.

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We have finally reached the end of Season Five. In this podcast episode, we discuss themes and arcs of the season, and we reveal our favourite and least favourite moments, major and guest characters, dream sequences, etc. All will be revealed.

Episode: 5.24

Title: Lovers and Madmen

Written by: Jeff Melvoin

Directed by: James Hayman

Aired: May 23,1994

Log line: Joel discovers a perfectly-preserved woolly mammoth; Maurice breaks a concert violinist out of an asylum for a private performance; Chris gets a rude awakening when his high school crush visits.

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Episode: 5.23

Title: Blood Ties

Written by: Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green

Directed by: Thomas R. Moore

Aired: May 16,1994

Log line: Maggie's childhood male friend from Grosse Pointe arrives in Cicely; Joel loses his confidence during the annual blood drive; Ed think he's finally found his mother.

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Episode: 5.22

Title: Grand Prix

Written by: Barbara Hall

Directed by: Michael Lange

Aired: May 9,1994

Log line: Maurice brings the world-renowned sport of wheelchair racing to Cicely; Ed battles External Validation to help a patient; Ted learns of the loneliness of wealth.

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Episode: 5.21

Title: I Feel the Earth Move

Written by: Jed Seidel

Directed by: Michael Fresco

Aired: May 2, 1994

Log line: Ron and Erick tie the knot after eight years; Maggie develops a severe nausea that she thinks is caused by Joel.

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Episode: 5.20

Title: A Wing and a Prayer

Written by: Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess

Directed by: Lorraine Senna Ferrara

Aired: April 11, 1994

Log line: Ed spreads gossip about Ruth-Anne's love life; Maggie builds a home-kit airplane; Holling and Shelly baptize Randi.

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Episode: 5.19

Title: The Gift of the Maggie

Written by: Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess

Directed by: Patrick McKee

Aired: March 28, 1994

Log line: Maurice learns about the give-and-take of friendship; Joel is depressed when he has no one to "talk shop" with; Chris learns a life lesson from a benevolent deer.

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